Chan Kim won the Asian Tour's Mizuno Open, capping an eventful week for the Korean-American who headlined a group of four players whose strong play in Japan qualified them for The Open as part of the Open Qualifying Series.Kim, who was born in South Korea but grew up in Hawaii and attended Arizona State, shot a final-round 68 at Setonakai Golf Club to finish five shots clear of New Zealand's Michael Hendry. It punched Kim's ticket to Royal Birkdale just days after he survived a 6-for-3 playoff at a U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Japan to also earn a spot next month at Erin Hills.Hendry, 37, will make his first-ever start in a major at Royal Birkdale, and he'll be joined by Australia's Adam Bland, who finished alone in third at 7 under. Bland will make his third Open start after missing the cut in both 2006 and 2015.K.T. Kim and Won Joon Lee tied for fourth at 6 under, but the final qualifying spot went to the 80th-ranked Kim because he had the higher world ranking entering the week. Kim has played in The Open four of the last six years, including a T-53 finish last year at Royal Troon.The Open Qualifying Series will continue June 29-July 2, when spots at Royal Birkdale will be up for grabs at both the Quicken Loans National and HNA Open de France.
Another four players have booked their place at Royal Portrush after impressive finishes at The Mizuno Open in Japan. The fifth event on The Open Qualifying Series, top-four finishes for Chan Kim, Sang-Hyun Park, Gunn Charoenkul and Yuta Ikeda - who won the tournament thanks to a seven-under-par
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Australia's Japan Golf Tour rookie, Dylan Perry, has a share of the opening round lead at the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open at the Royal Golf Club in Ibaraki, the 24-year old playing just his third Japan Tour event after gaining his card via last December's qualifying school.
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Four players can secure their place at The 148 th Open via the Mizuno Open in Japan. The Royal Golf Club in Ibaraki hosted the championship last year and will do for the second year in succession as competitors attempted to lift the trophy and earn a place in the field at Royal Portrush.
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He won the Mizuno Open on the Japan Golf Tour to earn a spot in the 2017 Open Championship. Earlier that week he earned a qualifying spot to the 2017 U.S. Open. In early July, he won his second Japan Golf Tour event, the Sega Sammy Cup, after a bogey-free final round of 66. Amateur wins
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Just wait until sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open concludes. consecutive appearance in the tournament via the Official World Golf Ranking, anyway. four finishers at the Mizuno Open
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Four qualify for The Open via Mizuno Open. By Will Gray. May 28, 2017 at 9:15 AM. Getty Images Chan Kim won the Asian Tour's Mizuno Open, capping an eventful week for the Korean-American who
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The Open Qualifying Series is not a path into the Open that is available for non-Tour golfers. The Open Qualifying Series is for tour pros and consists of tour events on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and several other world tours. In 2017, it consisted of 15 tour events played in 10 different countries and with 44 spots available into the Open.
Four more players will be joining the field at The Open thanks to The Open Qualifying Series. Shota Akiyoshi, Michael Hendry, Masahiro Kawamura, Masanori Kobayashi Mizuno Open in Japan
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Shota Akiyoshi led four qualifiers for The 147th Open after he delighted his home fans in Japan with victory at the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open. The Open, qualifying both times via the
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The Mizuno Open has been played in Japan since 1971 - a full Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Beginning in 1998, the top four finishers in the Mizuno Open that were not already exempt into The Open Championship have received exemptions and why the event is also known as the Gateway to the Open. Mizuno's own Masanori Kobayashi - with a
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